In his book, The Te of Piglet, Benjamin Hoff tells a funny story about how a Hindu, a Rabbi, and a Critic were traveling separately through the countryside late one afternoon they were all three caught in a terrific thunderstorm. They sought shelter at a nearby farmhouse. “That storm will be raging for hours.” The […]
In a Peanuts cartoon, Charlie Brown and Linus are standing next to each other, staring at a star-filled sky. “Would you like to see a falling star?” Charlie Brown asks Linus. “Sure…” Linus responds. “Then again, I don’t know,” he adds, after some thought. “I’d hate to have it fall just on my account.” In […]
I was talking to my friend Rusty some time back and he was telling me about how they had a guest pastor come to speak at his church. This pastor shared that when he was three years old, his dad left home and he didn’t see him again for something like thirty years. When he […]
In one of his sermons, Rev. King Duncan tells the story of a child psychologist and a boy who was brought in to see him. The boy had been labeled “incorrigible.” He was moody, and at first, wouldn’t even talk to the psychologist. His own father said, “This is the only child I’ve ever seen […]
The poet and philosopher John O’Donohue really gets at this for me when he writes about what he calls a second innocence. This innocence is different from the first innocence we have as children. That innocence is based on naive trust. The second innocence can be developed only later in life when you lived deeply. […]
John R. Brokhoff tells a story about the great pianist, Paderewski. Apparently, Paderewski had a friend whose little girl was preparing for a piano recital. Out of respect for his friend, he accepted an invitation to the little girl’s recital. However, when the day came and she saw the famous pianist in the audience, she […]
Today, I want to offer something a little different. As I have over the past two days, I want to share with you a guided meditation as our message and prayer. (Tomorrow we’ll return to our more regular style messages.) When you have the time, I would encourage you to put all three of these […]
Today, I want to offer something a little different. Just as I did yesterday, I want to offer you a guided meditation as our message and prayer. Yesterday we prayed for a loved one and for ourselves. Today, we remember that Jesus told us to pray for those who persecute us and to love our […]
Today, I want to offer something a little different. I want to offer you a guided meditation as our message and prayer. I invite you to read this slowly. Close your eye’s as you are able and take the prayer into your heart. Begin by taking a couple of deep breaths. Breath in God’s Spirit, […]
Today is All Saint’s Day. It is a day we remember that we are a part of a much larger family – a family that is often referred to as the “Communion of Saints”. This is a family that not only stretches around the globe here and now today, but also a family that includes […]
